Programmer's Guide to Writing Programs

Table of Contents

Index

Chapter 15: Integrated Preprocessor Interface

• 15.1 Overview
  • 15.1.1 Considerations
• 15.2 Invoking a Preprocessor
  • 15.2.1 Invoking Multiple Preprocessors
  • 15.2.2 Testing a Preprocessor
• 15.3 Writing a Preprocessor
  • 15.3.1 Definition of the Interface
    • 15.3.1.1 Preprocessor Parameters
    • 15.3.1.2 The Initial Call
    • 15.3.1.3 Subsequent Calls
  • 15.3.2 Preprocessor Response Codes
    • 15.3.2.1 Inserting Source Lines
    • 15.3.2.2 Generating Error Messages
    • 15.3.2.3 Querying Directive Settings
    • 15.3.2.4 Handling COPY Statements
  • 15.3.3 Source Modification
  • 15.3.4 Multiple Preprocessors
  • 15.3.5 Considerations When Writing a Preprocessor
    • 15.3.5.1 Conflicts with User Selected COBOL Dialect
    • 15.3.5.2 Conflicts with Data Names
• 15.4 The CP Preprocessor
  • 15.4.1 Limitations
  • 15.4.2 Copyfile Expansion
  • 15.4.3 REPLACE Notification
  • 15.4.4 Directives
• 15.5 CP Errors
  • 15.5.1 Initialization Errors
  • 15.5.2 Main processing errors